Report on Progress Toward Spackenkill District Goals

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Report on Progress TowardSpackenkill District
Goals

• 2006-2007

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Improve Academic Performance

• Continue to promote good nutrition and physical
  fitness--yoga program--lunch offerings--health
  committees--jump rope for hearts--Cornell
  program--Parents as Exercise Partners

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Improve Academic Performance(contd.)

• Continue to evaluate the presentation of
  curriculum in core subjects at the secondary
  level--reading and writing across the
  curriculum (MS)--Project Lead the Way
  (MS)--SmartBoards--Freshman Academy--Curriculum
  Mapping

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Improve Academic Performance(contd.)

• Continue to improve performance feedback to
  students at all grade levels--principals
  meetings with probationary teachers--new
  standards based elementary report card in
  progress

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Improve Academic Performance(contd.)

• Continue to seek new ways to better prepare
  students for employment and careers--Project
  Lead the Way (MS)--Full-time School to Career
  Counselor at HS

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Improve Academic Performance(contd.)

• Continue to clarify parental expectations
  regarding homework and improve communication
  about it--principals meetings with new
  teachers--dialogue at open houses--handbooks--s
  ite team discussions

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Improve Academic Performance(contd.)

• Present the community with a referendum to
  renovate the high school in such a way as to
  better support the academic program--December,
  2006--May, 2007

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Improve Academic Performance(contd.)

• Raise minimum and mastery achievement at all
  levels
• --High School
• --95 of students will meet minimum standards on
  the English Regents Exam and 50 will achieve
  mastery

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English Regents PerformanceInclude January and
June
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• --80 of students will meet minimum standards
  on the Math B Regents Exam and 45 will achieve
  mastery

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Math B Regents PerformanceInclude January and
June
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• --95 of students will meet minimum standards
  on the Global History Regents Exam and 50 will
  achieve mastery

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Global History regents PerformanceInclude
January and June
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Improve Academic Performance(contd.)

• --Middle SchoolELA
• --70 of students will score at levels 3
  4
• --no students will score at level 1

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• MATH--80 of students will score at levels
  3 4 --no students will score at level 1

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Improve Academic Performance(contd.)

• --Nassau Elementary
• ELA
• --100 of the students will score at levels 3
  --no students will score at level 1

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• MATH--100 of the students will score at
  levels 3 4
• --75 of will score at level 4 --no one
  will score at level 1

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Improve Academic Performance(contd.)

• --Hagan ElementaryELA--100 of the students
  will score at levels 3 4
• --no students will score at level 1

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• MATH--100 of the students will score at levels
  3 4
• --75 of the students will score at level 4
  --no one will score at level 1

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Improve How the District Is Perceived

• Continue to improve the district website by
  adding more information and making it easier to
  navigate--added the Whats New
  section--added links to teacher websites--added
  password protected employee area for
  professional use

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Improve How the District Is Perceived (contd.)

• Continue to address concerns regarding bus
  cleanliness--worked with secondary principals to
  curtail snacks/drinks on the bus--worked with
  contractor to have drivers inspect buses between
  runs

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Improve How the District Is Perceived (contd.)

• Continue to increase positive presence in the
  media--submitted several articles to
  reporters directly--met with reporter about
  budget and HS project--met with editor to
  discuss better press

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Improve How the District Is Perceived (contd.)

• Continue to promote opportunities for parents to
  be involved in their childs school experience at
  all levels--parent workshops--parents as
  reading partners--parents as exercise
  partners--movie and book libraries--field
  days--Three for Me--committee participation
  (ex., health, safety, site-team, interviews)

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Improve How the District Is Perceived (contd.)

• Continue to upgrade the conditions of school
  facilities--began work on high school capital
  project approved by voters in May, 2005
  (tennis courts, track, lockers, boilers, roof
  work)--replaced lockers at Nassau--renovated
  Todds industrial arts room to accommodate
  Project Lead the Way.

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Maintain Fiscal Stability and Improve
Cost-Effectiveness

• Develop a 2007-2008 budget that meets the
  needs of the students and that voters can
  support --budget one of lowest in county
  --approved by voters

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Maintain Fiscal Stability and Improve
Cost-Effectiveness (contd)

• Develop a negotiations strategy that can meet
  the needs of both the employees and the
  community --ongoing (just began one units
  negotiations in June)

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Maintain Fiscal Stability and Improve
Cost-Effectiveness (contd)

• Continue to apply for grants to supplement
  district funds--Title 1--Special
  Education--technology grants--peer mediation
  grants--science grants

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Maintain Fiscal Stability and Improve
Cost-Effectiveness (contd)

• Continue to participate in the bidding process
  and cooperative purchasing